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Strategies for assessing the potential for positive adjustment following trauma
Author(s) -
Lyons Judith A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.2490040108
Subject(s) - psychological resilience , psychology , clinical psychology , emotional trauma , psychotherapist
The subset of survivors who evidence resilience rather than pathology following trauma is frequently overlooked in empirical studies and theoretical discussions of PTSD. Susceptibility to dysfunction is clearly not a simple function of individual fortitude. The present paper discusses the complex interplay of variables which may influence post‐trauma adjustment and suggests assessment instruments which may be useful in future research on this topic.